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Oh, man; that’s a shame. I really only knew about him from the old joke, “How do you turn a duck in to a soul singer?”
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Well fuck.
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Sweet Wanomi?! So many tracks you just can’t overplay.
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Perhaps my all-time favorite musician. Hope he finds Grandma’s hands now.
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Pulling my heart strings
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It’s definitely very dusty here in my office while I’m thinking about the man’s passing.
(Edited for clumsy typing fingers)
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Ah shoot. I knew he was getting up there, but this makes me sad. I really enjoy his music.
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Such a wonderful voice.
His music was an indelible part of my childhood, listening to those old vinyl records.
RIP
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This one is tough on me. Listening to “Lovely Day” got me through some hard times, especially when my father was dying. RIP, Bill.
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Have always love his music, then the 2009 doc that came out about him made me love the man. RIP!
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Awwwww, sigh.
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I bet those church ladies would have been shocked out of their Sunday-best shoes if they’d ever met Dr. John. I like trying to sing Ain’t No Sunshine because it is quite an exercise in breath control.
It’s killing me. What’s the joke???
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Thanks for sharing! This was on my list and it fell by the wayside.
Bill Withers, Cornell West and Tavis Smiley hanging out? Oh my
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Put it in the oven until its Bill Withers
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